PENICILLIN-RESISTANT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does penicillin-resistant mean? 

• PENICILLIN-RESISTANT (adjective)
  The adjective PENICILLIN-RESISTANT has 1 sense:

1. unaffected by penicillin

  Familiarity information: PENICILLIN-RESISTANT used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PENICILLIN-RESISTANT (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Unaffected by penicillin

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

penicillin-resistant bacteria

Pertainym:

penicillin (any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases)

 Context examples 

Penicillinase-resistant Nafcillin is used to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococci.

(Nafcillin, NCI Thesaurus)

It is effective against Gram-positive organisms, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains, coagulase-negative Staphylococci, vancomycin-resistant Enterococci, and penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae strains.

(Linezolid, NCI Thesaurus)

A semi-synthetic, first-generation cephalosporin with bactericidal activity against penicillin-resistant strains of S. aureus.

(Cefoxazole, NCI Thesaurus)